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The Chhattisgarh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended 2 juveniles, some from Raipur, claiming that Pakistani handlers associated with a Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) module radicalised them.
Police officers added that these handlers attempted to disseminate ISIS ideology and convulsive provocative contented and acceptable up an ISIS module successful Chhattisgarh done the duo.
Speaking to journalists connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025) night, State Home Minister Vijay Sharma said that this was the archetypal specified lawsuit to aboveground and efforts were connected to hint if determination were much specified instances successful different parts of the State.
Earlier, the Chhattisgarh ATS issued a connection successful which it claimed that during its investigation, it recovered that a Pakistan-based module of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was operating societal media accounts with fake and pseudonymous identities progressive successful cyberspace with the purpose of destabilising India and affecting interior security.
“These handlers were utilizing Instagram IDs to mislead Indian younker and teenagers, incite them to anti-India activities, and dispersed extremist violence, radicalization, and Jihadi ideology,” it added.
The bureau added that Pakistani handlers associated with the module systematically radicalised insignificant Indian teenagers by adding them to their Instagram radical chats and attempted to disseminate ISIS ideology and convulsive provocative contented done them.
“Evidence has besides emerged indicating that teenagers were being motivated to found an ISIS module successful Chhattisgarh,” the enactment added.
According to the police, the “two ISIS-influenced teenagers” were identified arsenic a effect of the vigilance and continuous cyber surveillance of the ATS and related investigative agencies. ”Once it was wide that their activities were anti-national, a case under provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 was registered and the 2 were apprehended,” constabulary said.
